Ebay sparks horror at sale of Holocaust memorabilia on its site

Attack: eBay users are being asked to change their passwords after the incident (Picture: PA) PA

There has been universal outrage and disbelief at the way several items related to the Holocaust have found their way onto ebay.

The items include a uniform thought to have belonged to a Polish baker who died in Auschwitz, which was on sale for £11,200, shoes and a toothbrush belonging to a death camp victim and Star of David armbands used to mark out Jews for persecution.

A spokesman for eBay said the items had been removed "in view of the seriousness of the issue".

In a statement, eBay said: "We are very sorry that these items have been listed on eBay and we are removing them.

"We don't allow listings of this nature, and dedicate thousands of staff to policing our site and use the latest technology to detect items that shouldn't be for sale.

"We very much regret that we didn't live up to our own standards. We have made a donation to charity to reflect our concern."

Eva Clarke, 68, from Cambridge, who was born in a concentration camp in 1945 and lost 15 members of her family at Auschwitz-Birkenau, told the Mail on Sunday: "I am at a loss for words how a mainstream site like eBay could profit from this.